Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT)

[nWo 4 Life]

It seems your friend was smoking while putting forward this theory.

He could be, but is that stuff false?

 

[Chinmoy]

He could be, but is that stuff false?

Yes. From start to end.

 

[nWo 4 Life]

Yes. From start to end.

Okay

 

[Chinmoy]

When compared to other tanks , where does the Mk1A have deficiencies? I think it's the gun, or is there anything else too?

The biggest deficiency of Arjun in our user context is its weight.

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

The biggest deficiency of Arjun in our user context is its weight.

Not really, arjun was made with western tanks in mind.
Hence its weight Is large .
Army can't decide whether they wanted soviet style tactics or western tactics , you cannot have 4000 arjun like tanks unless you are america

 

[Anandhu Krishna]

It seems your friend was smoking while putting forward this theory.

The fist point sounds wrong but,
Army is not going to order more Arjun and did they add a 1500 engine. Isn't it true that they wanted to!?

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

We need a proper counter to vt-4 .T-90 upgrades are great but we need APS and better gun/ammo.

 

[THESIS THORON]

We need a proper counter to vt-4 .T-90 upgrades are great but we need APS and better gun/ammo.

wait for another 20000 yrs then we will get aps installed

 

[THESIS THORON]

israeli one is best, dunno what we are doing

it should take max to max 2 yrs to integrate to all tanks

 

[Chinmoy]

The fist point sounds wrong but,
Army is not going to order more Arjun and did they add a 1500 engine. Isn't it true that they wanted to!?

IA wanted a 1500 hp engine & even want it now. But this 1500 hp engine was suggested by DRDO during design phase. Even with current 1400 hp engine, Arjun has got more power per ton compared to Bhisma.
So engine power is not a problem per se, but its origin & maintenance is problem as of now.

 

[Chinmoy]

Not really, arjun was made with western tanks in mind.
Hence its weight Is large .
Army can't decide whether they wanted soviet style tactics or western tactics , you cannot have 4000 arjun like tanks unless you are america

Do you know, back in 70's, after the Bangladesh war, IA has put forward the proposal of a MBT of 50 ton class. To cater to this need, CVRDE was established and Arjun came in existence.

Now if you think that IA was short-sighted at that time, they were operating a 40 ton class Vijayanta tank. So they have ofcourse kept in mind the weight increment which would come with a futuristic tank.

 

[sachincba]

In case of aggression, if we are to overrun a major Paki city say Lahore in say 48 hours, can we do that with these new MBTs?

 

[Trololo]

Few points:

1> Arjun Mk2 will feature a completely redesigned turret, hardkill APS, upgraded sensors and sights, BMS, and drone-tank linking as standard fitment. No idea about the gun though.
2> Arjun is primarily geared towards fighting in Sindh and south Punjab because terrain favours its weight. Not sure about the rest of Punjab with its soft soggy soil and dense network of nullahs and bandhs.
3> A huge section of T-90s need to be upgraded to the Prooryv-3 standard, with added local tech wherever possible.
4> Arjuns and upgraded T90s will form the offensive end of our armour. The T72s and older T90s (with limited upgrades) can be in a more defensive role for holding elements.

As of now armoured corps is in deep shit. Infantry we can see modernisation happening fast and is highly visible. Artillery modernisation is just about to be unleashed. Aviation core modernisation is in progress with LUH and LCH waiting in the wings. Dhruv and Rudra are coming in large numbers. Its just that armoured corps and mechanized infantry are not moving forward at all. Strong kick has to come from political leadership that this needs to change immediately.

 

[sesha_maruthi27]

I saw a video on YouTube in which the narrator or the anchor said that Indian Army has inducted 118 Arjun mk1A tanks..... Can anyone verify the information.......

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

I saw a video on YouTube in which the narrator or the anchor said that Indian Army has inducted 118 Arjun mk1A tanks..... Can anyone verify the information.......

Yes sir , first of all i saw your I'd active after many days .
And yes indian army had finally orderd the tanks with first batch around end of 2022

 

[Lost user]

Few points:

1> Arjun Mk2 will feature a completely redesigned turret, hardkill APS, upgraded sensors and sights, BMS, and drone-tank linking as standard fitment. No idea about the gun though.
2> Arjun is primarily geared towards fighting in Sindh and south Punjab because terrain favours its weight. Not sure about the rest of Punjab with its soft soggy soil and dense network of nullahs and bandhs.
3> A huge section of T-90s need to be upgraded to the Prooryv-3 standard, with added local tech wherever possible.
4> Arjuns and upgraded T90s will form the offensive end of our armour. The T72s and older T90s (with limited upgrades) can be in a more defensive role for holding elements.

As of now armoured corps is in deep shit. Infantry we can see modernisation happening fast and is highly visible. Artillery modernisation is just about to be unleashed. Aviation core modernisation is in progress with LUH and LCH waiting in the wings. Dhruv and Rudra are coming in large numbers. Its just that armoured corps and mechanized infantry are not moving forward at all. Strong kick has to come from political leadership that this needs to change immediately.

So, Arjun MK2 is separate from NGMBT or are they linked..?

 

[Maharaj samudragupt]

So, Arjun MK2 is separate from NGMBT or are they linked..?

Seperate .
Arjun series will end with mk 2 , ngmbt will have a autoloader

 

[Lost user]

Seperate .
Arjun series will end with mk 2 , ngmbt will have a autoloader

Any idea.. what stage Arjun mk2 prototype is in ?

 

[Akula]

Any idea.. what stage Arjun mk2 prototype is in ?

Prototypes have been made of Arjun mk2 according to Trishul blog and are undergoing trials.

 

[Photon]

Indian MoD orders 118 Arjun Mk 1A MBTs

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a INR75.23 billion (USD1.01 billion) contract with the state-owned Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) on 23 September for 118 locally...

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